File a Complaint

Employers must maintain fair, safe workplaces and protect workers from retaliation.

When employers break the law, workers can file a complaint with DOL. Complaints are confidential. It’s against the law for your employer to retaliate against you for filing a complaint. 

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I Need to File a Complaint About...

Pay, Overtime, and Leave

File a complaint with WHD about wages, overtime, and leave.
Learn more about pay, overtime, and leave

Workplace Safety and Health

File a complaint with OSHA about workplace safety and health issues.
Learn more about workplace safety and health

Mine Safety and Health

File a complaint with MSHA about mine safety or health hazards.
Learn more about Mine Safety and Health

Health Plans and Retirement Benefits

Ask EBSA about health plans, retirement benefits, pensions, or COBRA.
Learn more about health plans and retirement benefits

Missing Persuader or Surveillance Reports

Report a labor relations consultant or employer that has not filed a persuader or surveillance report with OLMS.
Learn more about missing persuader or surveillance reports

Discrimination Complaint

File a complaint about employment discrimination at DOL or discrimination related DOL programs and activities.
Learn more about discrimination complaint

Federal Contract Compliance

File a complaint with OFCCP about employment discrimination by a federal contractor.
Learn more about federal contract compliance

Labor Issues in USMCA Countries

Report potential labor violations in Canada or Mexico through a U.S. Web-Based Hotline.
Learn more about labor issues in USMCA countries

Frequently Asked Questions